How to beat Orianna

Common role: Mid

A ball-control mage with the best teamfight ultimate in the game.

What makes Orianna dangerous

Orianna commands a ball that she places on allies or enemies, poking and shielding around it. Her ultimate (Shockwave) pulls or knocks everyone near the ball together — a game-ending wombo when paired with AoE follow-up. She controls space and zones you off objectives.

How to play against Orianna

• 1Always track where her ball is — her damage and ult only happen around it.
• 2Never group up when her ball is on a frontliner; that is her wombo setup.
• 3She is completely immobile: dash or engage on her and she has no escape.
• 4Punish her early mana issues; her combo is expensive before she has items.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No mobility whatsoever — highly gankable and easy to engage on.
• ✓Retrieving the ball has short range; catch her without it nearby.
• ✓A misplaced or expired ball leaves her with almost no threat.
• ✓Mana-hungry in the early laning phase.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Orianna's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Movimento meccanico

  Gli attacchi di Orianna infliggono danni magici aggiuntivi. Più Orianna attacca lo stesso bersaglio, più i danni aumentano.

  Strong: her autos scale up and hit harder around the ball. Weak: melee-range magic damage on autos — she's still a squishy caster.

• Q
  Comando: attacco

  Orianna ordina alla sua Palla di spararsi verso una posizione bersaglio, infliggendo danni magici ai bersagli sulla sua traiettoria (infligge meno danni ai bersagli successivi). La Palla rimane in quella posizione dopo l'attacco.

  Strong: sends the ball to poke and reposition it for combos. Weak: mediocre damage alone — its threat is the ball's position, so track it.

• W
  Comando: dissonanza

  Orianna ordina alla sua Palla di rilasciare un impulso di energia, che infligge danni magici intorno a sé. Questa energia lascia un campo che accelera gli alleati e rallenta i nemici.

  Strong: an AoE burst around the ball that speeds allies and slows you. Weak: fixed radius — leave the ball's area to dodge the damage and slow.

• E
  Comando: protezione

  Orianna ordina alla sua Palla di attaccarsi a un campione alleato, proteggendolo e infliggendo danni magici ai nemici che colpisce durante i suoi movimenti. In più, la Palla conferisce armatura e resistenza magica aggiuntive al campione a cui è attaccata.

  Strong: shields an ally and recalls the ball, resetting her setup. Weak: recalling the ball leaves it far from you — engage while it's away.

• R
  Comando: onda d'urto

  Orianna ordina alla sua Palla di rilasciare un'onda d'urto, che infligge danni magici e lancia i nemici nelle vicinanze verso la Palla per un breve attimo.

  Strong: pulls or knocks everyone near the ball together — a fight-ending wombo. Weak: it only affects those around the ball, and she's immobile — never clump, then dive her.

Itemization

Magic resist and anti-burst help, but the key is discipline: never clump for her Shockwave, and dive her since she has no escape.

This guide covers Orianna's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.